likeness of the lord of life. [applause] we have responsibilities, one to another. we do not the greatest of all responsibilities is the strong to protect the weak. it is how we treat those who cannot defend or care for themselves. [applause] each of these moral ideas is the central to democratic government, to the rule of law, to life in a humane and decent society.

they are as powerful in our time as on the day of america's founding. they are on changing. even presidents need reminding that our rights come from nature and god and not from government. the founding generation secured those rights for us. in every generation sense, the best among us have defended our freedoms. we honor them and all of our veterans and we thank them. the right that makes all the difference now is the right to

choose our own leaders you are entitled to the clearest and possible -- clearest possible choice. here is our pledge. d we duck the project we will not duck the tough issues. we will lead. we will reapply our founding principles. [cheers and applause] the work ahead will be hard. we can do this. we can do this. together, we can do this. we can get this country working again. we can get this economy growing again. we can do this.

let's come together for the sake of our country. join mitt romney and me. let's get this done. thank you. god bless you all. [cheers and applause] ♪

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chairman. >> thank you. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome his eminence. >> let us pray. o heavenly king, comforter, the spirit of truth who is ever present, the treasure of all blessings and source of life, we beseech you to dwell into our hearts all those who

suffer from hurricane isaac. embrace them in your love. keep them safe. enable us to reach out to them in acts of philanthropy and generosity. as we close this evening's program, we pray to be your devoted servants and dedicated citizens of our country. they have nominated two of your faithful sons, mitt romney and paul ryan, to serve the highest offices of this beloved land. it is a nation that has always opened its embrace to welcome the poor and huddled masses. a nation that has always been a model of peace, justice, and the

rule of law. shine in the hearts of the nominees in this convention your divine will. tonight, we remember the members of our armed forces who place themselves in harm's way in defense of our freedom. like our founding fathers, they are steadfast in keeping america the land of the free and the home of the braves. may every american be more sensitive to the neglected and forgotten to those who have been the victims of discrimination and crime, to those who are hungry and homeless, to those with no jobs, and little hope.

help us to break down low walls of enmity and distrust and show us the way to a new era of peace, equality, and opportunity. strengthened hand of america as it reaches out to clasp of the hands of our brethren throughout the world to build bridges of understanding. we ask this in your name. amen. [applause] >> the chair recognizes the delicate of ohio. >> mr. chairman, i am from the great state of ohio, and we are proud to be a part of the romney-ryan ticket.

i motion that this convention now be adjourned. >> all those in favor will signify by saying i. aye. the aye's have it. adjourned until 7:30 tomorrow. ♪

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eight days a week love, baby eight days a week yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ >> day 3 of the republican national convention is in the history books tonight. mike huckabee, condoleezza rice, and paul ryan. we will open up our phone lines for 45 minutes and take your reactions by twitter. we will hear from delicate down on the floor. we will listen to a little bit

more music and come back and take calls. ♪ ♪ jungle boogie, jungle boogie ♪ ♪ >> good to see you again. >> we are on the floor. your reaction to paul ryan's speech tonight? >> a fantastic speech. paul ryan has the same principles being campaigned on for many years now.

>> was there a line from any speaker tonight you will take away? >> we need politicians who are not going to be afraid make hard choices -- afraid to make hard choices. >> what did you think about the speaking tonight, paul ryan, specifically? >> positive, uplifting messages. we are ready to go out and do whatever we can to make sure they are the winners. >> how do they win in november? what is the strategy. >> a lot of work on the ground. volunteer work. people making phone calls. spreading the word amongst your friends. it is kind of organic from the bottom up. spread it everywhere.

>> you are partial to paul ryan. was there another speaker tonight that struck you? >> it is hard to hear. martinez was a real gut. i liked her story of strength. it was a good story. i enjoyed listening to her. >> what about you? a speaker outside paul ryan? >> i will be biased here. >> we will listen to more delicate reactions on the floor as the tampa bay forum here clears out. we will continue to talk to people.

we want to hear from you watch and around the country. -- watching are around the country. -- watching around the country. >> hello. ronnie's speech -- brian's speech was definitely what america needed to hear tonight. we are not getting the support we used to. based on polls i have seen, if you were to take the military vote 65% will vote for mitt romney. >> this is a supporter of the president.

caller: i am voting for mitt romney. the most important thing that came out of this convention was the news yesterday of how they treated the ron paul supporters. they totally ignored their votes. we have to wake up. is -- if this is how the republican party is treating its own delegates, imagine how they will treat the country. some of the delegates were calling these not sazi tactics. this is what the country has in store for it as we elect mitt romney for president. please, america, stay with president obama. >> that was rus from connecticut.

use a cash tag as you are treated us. -- tweeting us. back to calls. you are on, larry. caller: i want to thank c-span for giving an unbiased presentation as opposed to public radio that my tax dollars fund that gave biased opinions of the people presenting that talk and would not allow us to see the entire presentation. thank you very much. secondly, as an independent looking at this presentation, paul ryan gave a reading speech -- retain speech -- rivoting

speech. my favorite speaker was condoleezza rice, who gave a comprehensive and strong presentation for mitt romney and his ability to capture the global aspect of what a president needs to have to be in control. it was refreshing to hear paul ryan's speech. he gave a comprehensive approach in support of his running mate, mitt romney. he gave a lot of insight into who the man is that we will have to choose to vote for. >> thank you. next up is patrick from new york. caller: i am a tea party republican. i have been very active with that. i was pleased to learn more about paul ryan, to see his wife

and kids and i feel like i know them all a lot better. i am a star -- stronger supporter now. >> let's go back to the floor. >> a delegate also from wisconsin. speechn to paul ryan's tonight. what did you think? >> he did a tremendous job articulating the challenges we face today. he did a better job of offering solutions that are workable and a time frame those will be implemented. he gave the country some hope that our problems are not so overwhelming that they cannot be met and over -- and addressed. >> they are trying to get african-american support. how are republicans doing that? >> i think they have to pound the message they are delivering tonight.

we cannot continue spending with the debt we are faced with. it affects almost every american in this country with gardens of race and income level, -- regardless of race and income level. >> was there something you took away from the speech tonight? >> they all understand well what our problems are. they face those issues and i think they have the experience and the intelligence to assist president romney. >> why are you a republican? >> i have been a republican since the civil rights era of the '60s. -- 1960's. it would not have happened

without those votes. ever since, i believe the republican party has been the party that best represents my views on the economy. >> thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you very much. >> we have a camera outside the forum as well. you can get a sense of the crowd. we will watch that scene. peter, you are on the air. caller: i thought congressman ryan was very charismatic. the one thing he does not like calling up to -- owning up to is his own people made a mess and they are hoping to say they will fix it. i do not think we should trust them yet. thank you.

>> this comment is tweeted: next is d'arcy. you are on the air. what wetolcaller: they told us wanted to hear. i think they are going in the right direction. i was going to vote for ron paul. i do not know. i think maybe this is the start of something good. maybe we will get our country back to where it was when we started it. >> next up is randy. a republican in california supporting romney. >> good evening. thank you. i have been uplifted by the

speeches tonight from condoleezza rice. last night, ann romney's speech was unbelievable. a lot of attacks on obama is not what i hear. i hear our unmet potential. i see people with stickers, 2012, obama. i am thinking, why? what leads you to believe that four more years of this will lead to something better? i cannot understand it. i am really broken up by -- basically brought to tears by -- a lot of the speakers. i think this is the path to --

back to america's greatness. thank you, c-span. >> thank you for watching. back to the convention floor. >> we have both from the state of new york. >> i am the mayor of a city in new york. mitt romney hit it -- paul ryan hit it out of the ballpark. he got it across in a way this audience has since brigitte has responded to reject his audience has responded to. -- he got it across in the way this audience has responded to. >> i think we will have an opportunity to see what economic

recovery is about, and focus more on the economy, which is the only issue >> how does. >> how does a romney-ryan ticket wind? >> people in new york understand these issues. a lot of issues will be coming to play, primarily the economy. we need to address these issues. we have heard a positive message. >> i think just hearing in general from condoleezza rice and her understanding of the global state we are on is amazing. we are focused on races. we are above the national average in our city. our congressional candidates

must be in there to make a change. i will hopefully be in new york for bob turner. hopefully, this is the message we will take back to us in new york and new yorkers will go out and vote. >> next up is a call from charlie, an independent from houston. caller: i want to thank condoleezza rice for her speech and c-span covering it all. i am from houston, a sanctuary city. i was a contractor. we had people coming into this country illegally. i am a tea party member. i believe we have to close the borders and enforce the laws we have on the books. i am for legal immigration. i love the people who come from all the other countries.

but the illegal immigrants put me out of business. i cannot compete with the prices they charge in the contract in industry. thank you very much for my short time to speak. >> next is a tweet. >> next is a call from david in north carolina in support of the president. caller: i wanted to comment on paul ryan's promise to keep federal deficit spending below 20% of gdp. i feel like that is a real empty promise, mainly because we are nowhere near that percentage of gdp federal spending at this

time. i feel like they are counting on people in the public not understanding the deficit and the national debt. i hope people will actually look at the numbers and understand that they are selling a lie. >> next up is from memphis, tennessee. caller: i am a mitt romney supporter. my question is pretty close to the gentleman who said he was from houston, texas. in my neighborhood, which i retired from after working for the federal government for 33 years for the department of defense, the entire neighborhood has been taken over by illegal immigrants and my house -- i am

ashamed to tell you what it is worth now that it is paid off. it burns me up. these people can come here and get us thousands of dollars a month in food stamps. my family is barely surviving. barely surviving. it is a shame. my husband died. he was a vietnam veteran. he passed away. it is a terrible situation. i have a son. i thought i could leave my house to somebody or retire here. i can retire here, but i might not live to see 60 years old because there are gunshots going off every night. it is terrible.

i cannot get $17 that weight -- $17,000 for my house which i paid $60,000 for in 1986. >> thank you for sharing your story and best wishes for you. here is a tweet. here is a reaction to speeches. >> let's listen to a clip from paul ryan's speech. >> it all started off with a stirring speeches, the thrill of something new. now, all that is left is a presidency surviving on slogans that already seem tired, grasping at a moment that has already passed. like a ship trying to sail on

yesterday's wind. [cheers and applause] you know, president obama was asked not long ago to reflect on any mistakes he may have made. he said, i have not communicated enough. [laughter] he said his job is to "tell a story to the american people." as if that is the problem here. he needs to talk more? >> that was paul ryan. there was a cutaway shots when he was addressing the crowd. you were a little of emotional. >> we talk about his dad. his dad died.

we talk about his mother. ultimately, doing something amazing and building her own business. we talked about that. i know him personally. even beyond that, paul feels so passionately about these issues because he cares so much for the people. he loves the people of the state. he loves the people of america. people of america got to see that tonight. >> have you talked to him about this experience over the last three weeks. >> we text quite a bit. he lifted my family up and was very supportive he reminded me to pray. i have tried to do the same for him. it has been amazing. one of the best things is seeing people come up to you at the events and tell you they are praying for you. i told him he will feel that.

he could feel that passion and empathy. he could feel people reaching out and lifting him up in prayer and support. that is remarkable. >> what is this convention need to hear? >> seeing who he is. we saw that tonight. we saw who paul ryan is. you saw a guy who was sitting around some root beer as a kid, eating pizza. you saw that tonight. i think we need to hear from mitt romney tomorrow night just like we are sitting around a table with him talking about why he wants to be the president. not because he wants the title, but to do something great. really, his deep love and commitment. people want to hear more details about his vision to get this country working again. the more he talks about that, the better foundation he will

have coming up. >> we will let you go. thank you for your time. we appreciate it. >> we are back in our booth. i want to introduce you to a gentleman -- we are taking tweets and this person lives in the twitter world. adam represents twitter in washington d.c.. >> we are doing a few different things. our primary goal is to help the engagement around the convention. we have been having republican conventions for 150 years now. cameras have only been involved for 60 of them. this year, for the first time, people at home have been able to experience the conventions through the eyes of their community members on the floor.

and doing it in massive volumes. tonight along, 600,000 tweets about the convention. >> it also shows how much integration twitter has had in those four years. you are not just helping people are around here.her you have computer models. what are you finding. -- finding? >> what moments during the convention are driving conversation? what are causing people to reach for the cellphone and say, i have something to say about this? bob ryan finished his speech, the family came out, there was 600 -- 6700 tweets per minute.

paul ryan talking about his faith. 6500 tweets per minute. tonight, paul ryan was talking about the budget. condoleezza rice it cannot -- condoleezza rice, 4000 tweets per minute. we are looking at what we call the twitter index. this is the measure of twitter .sers'attitudes we are assessing whether they are positive or negative. paul ryan came into the night with a twitter index below the 30's. he was among the more negatively viewed topics on twitter for the day. following his speech, he shifted up only a few points.

that could mean a couple different things. there was a vibrant this -- vibrant conversation across the aisle. compare this to last night, where ann romney nearly doubled her rating over the course of her speech. >> to the ratings go up when they are in the public eye and then you see them falling off? >> twitter is an intense platform. you see the biggest win the event is going on. if you look over the last couple of months, you saw the biggest spite's around the gay marriage announcements, supreme court decisions on health care. what you usually see is a big spike on that day, and then it tapers off for a while. this is a unique event because it expands several days followed by another convention next week.

we have seen an increase for mitt romney. we will expect to see the same pattern for president obama over the events next week. >> what is the difference between what you are doing at a scientific poll? >> a scientific poll is scientific. they are trying to come up with a specific sample of saying, this many households with women, this many households with men, these age groups. the sample of a poll is representative of the population of a whole. -- as a whole. twitter is a census. a few years ago, we could not have done this. the audience would have been too small. today, there are 400 million tweets sent every day. every day, there are more tweets send them there were before the 2008 election.

were before the 2008 election. >> as we close out, two/last questions. how close do they look like the american voting public, the people who tweet? >> one of the biggest challenges is identifying what is a likely voters. we are trying to come up with new models to find that. we are going with people who are actively engaged with politics and talking about politics. they are likely voters. twitter users are more likely to vote. they are 50 percent more likely to influence someone else's vote.

the polls in 2009 were not showing health care as an issue, but it was the number one most talked-about issue on twitter. the questions in town hall were about health care. the people tweeting were those who were showing up to the town hall. >> we live and an active twitter community on c-span. we are using any hashtag throughout this convention. how can people follow? >> there are two website where you can follow the day-to-day movements. if you are watching the conventions, go to put your.com -- twitter.com/rnc2012.

>> we can find all kinds of twitter and c-span projects. we will see you. let's go back to steve on the floor. >> you have to find some of the delegates. we have found three. david is from texas, michael is from massachusetts. there is a lot of hockey has as i on 2016. we do not know where he is headed. >> other individuals in texas indicated they are interested in running for governor. it will be an interesting.

>> how did paul ryan do? >> he did a phenomenal job. he did exactly what we expect him to do, to comment, -- to come in. we walked away with a better impression. we have a better understanding of where he came from and what he wants to do to help mitt romney. a phenomenal job. >> your home state is nevada. how do mitt romney and paul ryan win? >> i will try as hard as i can. it is all about getting out the vote. i think the momentum is on our side this year. we are a state that has the higher foreclosure rate. we have the highest

unemployment. the foreclosure is the highest in the nation. mitt romney and paul ryan bring together the ability to get our economy turned around in this country. we cannot do anything in this country if we do not turn this economy around. we are almost $16 trillion in debt. >> we have not seen too many wild hats. >> i used to see them on tv when i was a little girl. it was always my dream. i came to minneapolis and sought hats and bought this and brought it on this trip. >> a friend of mine attended several and she said it worked for her last time. it works for me. >> thank you. thank you. >> we have about 15 more minutes to take reaction on the floor

and from you on phone and by twitter. we will show you a few clips. let's listen to condoleezza rice. >> it has been hard to muster the resources to support fledgling democracies. the refugees fleeing the zimbabwe, the young one traffic into sex trade in southeast asia. it has been hard. with the compassionate work of private charity, people of faith have shown the soul of our country. i know there is a weariness. we have carried these burdens long enough. we can only know there is no

choice because one of two things will happen if we do not lead. either no one will and there will be chaos, or somebody will fill the vacuum who does not share our values. we do not have a choice. we cannot be reluctant to lead and you cannot lead from behind. >> condoleezza rice tonight at the republican national convention. phone calls. you are on. caller: i wanted to say, let's go. i thought paul ryan was fabulous tonight. i was impressed by the fact that the republicans do not need to personally smear obama. romney and ryan are the answer. they have the experience that obama has lacked throughout.

both of them have spotless reputation. romney and ryan are a wonderful team. they are good, smart, decent men. i think that is what we need in washington. we know there are mysteries left about president obama and there are no mysteries about ryan or romney. for the sake of the country, please join the republicans and bring america back. thank you. >> a tweet. >> daniel in new york city supports the president. caller: after watch paul ryan's speech, i think he is very enthusiastic.

however, i am a college student and i am concerned that what president obama has enacted with student loans and student debt will be taken apart by the romney-ryan administration. i feel as a college student this would be harmful to college students like myself and the younger generation to help america out. i believe president obama has done a healthy job with that. connecting to every single american in different ways. i do not believe paul ryan or mitt romney will be able to do the same job.

i do appreciate -- >> finish up. go ahead. >> i do appreciate by -- ryan and mitt romney's enthusiasm. i wish them the best of luck. >> a college student in new york city. back to the convention floor. >> caroline and janet, two delegates from the home state of mitt romney. i want to ask you about ann romney's speech aimed towards women. >> i think she did a good job. she is a mother of five boys. she understands what the role of a woman is being a mother and a wife and being a church-going family and supporting charities and her work with that. she did what i was expecting as a woman. she is a role model. she is someone i have looked to.

what you saw last night was very genuine. not only how she spoke, but what you learned about the family. >> your impression of the speeches tonight, paul ryan specifically, how did the canada its do? >> paul ryan was incredible. i thought he was right on target, focused on economics. that is exactly what we will talk about in this election. i am looking to graduate from college and i would like to graduate with a job and opportunity. mitt romney and paul ryan have proven they are the team that will get us back on track. >> why do you support mitt romney? >> i have known him since he ran for senate against john kerry years ago. i have supported him since 1994 at that time. i was a big supporter when he ran for governor. i have done fund raisers for him. one thing i like about him is

his administrative skills. he will find a problem and he will attack that problem. we heard it mentioned last night and this is something i brought up in discussions. the problem we have had when there was a collapse and a lady was killed. he was right there. he took responsibility. he wanted to know what happened. that is the type of man he is. he takes responsibility when things go wrong and he follows through. >> do you sense excitement for this ticket? >> i do. first i have not missed a convention since i was born. i think mitt romney and paul ryan are on their way to the white house. we experienced the excitement in the room tonight. i think it will only continue. >> i appreciate you spending

some time with us here on c- span. >> i want to show tweets, some more skeptical. >> as we look at night number 3, let's look at governor tim m pawlenty. >> he has -- president obama has more excuses than jobs. it is the weather's fault. it is congress's fault. mr. president, if you want to find fault, i suggest you look in the mirror.

[cheers and applause] i have come to realize that barack obama is the tattoo president. it seemed cool when we were young. later on, that decision does not look so good. you wonder, what was i thinking? [cheers and applause] the worst part is, you will have to explain it to your kids. next week, barack obama will plead with america to give his failed policies and ideas another chance. he is asking americans to give him more time and more money.

sorry, mr. president. you are out of time and we are out of money. [cheers and applause] >> that was the governor. another tweet. >> let's go back to calls. an independent, you are on pe and. caller: in 2008, i was a campaign manager for barack obama. he said, yes, we can. the representatives in the house, yes i can. i think there is a great deal of corruption in this country and it is very important people think about a third party because the third party is the only answer. i must say i am very

disappointed and i hope ron paul is listening that he consider a third-party. there is a lot of conch -- questions out there. the american people do not have an alternative to what is being offered to us. thank you very much. >> thank you for your call. among the speakers will be newt gingrich, jeb bush, the founder of staples, kerry healey, former olympic athletes, and macro rubio. when it is over, we will be back here on this set taking your calls and actions -- reactions. our call is from dallas.

a republican. caller: thank you for this opportunity to share my thoughts. i really appreciated paul ryan's words. he is a real american. the work he has done in congress and wisconsin, he knows his numbers. i liked what he said, that we do not need to attack to persuade us to make a choice in america. i am a single parent of four children. i am a volunteer and support mitt romney and paul ryan for our next president and vice president of the united states. >> thank you. next up, mary. she is from south carolina and

supports the president. caller: i was surprised at all the things ryan had said to night. there was no truth in it. especially about the money taken out of medicare. i noticed some of the people looked at each other saying, no, that is not true. i do not know when republicans will be telling the truth about anything. they have been lying since president obama has been in office. all they want to do is bring him down, blame him for this economy when they are the ones for eight years that destroyed this country under president bush, and i do not understand they think people have amnesia or something. what are they going to do? destroy it even worse than it already is? they had an opportunity to work with this president but they refused. i do not know why republicans

wonder why african-americans and will not take part in being part of the republican party because of allies they tell. the truth.never tell they stole the like -- the election in 2000. they try to do with this election. i do not know what is wrong with those people. something is wrong with them. thank you. >> thank you. we will have more opportunities tomorrow. we look forward to hearing from you. continue the conversation tonight on twitter. we will move now to our next in our lineup. that is the analysis done by the journalist at blood ago. this is a half-hour program. this is a half-hour program.